How To Create Instagram Reels?

How To Create Instagram Reels

Looking for a step-by-step guide on how to create Instagram Reels? Great! You search ends here!

Instagram has published a new, 12-page explainer guide on ‘How to Create a Reel’, which covers all the basics, and provides some handy pointers to help get you started with your own Reels approach.

How To Create Instagram Reels

Below are 5 simple. steps on ‘How To Create Instagram Reels’ –

Select Your Topic

Announce a product launch, answer questions from your community, share the story of your founder, or even give a tour of your store. A story doesn’t have to be complex – even “before and after” can make a great reel! 

Select Your Format

Plan the content you want to record or existing content you want to use, considering how many clips or images you want to feature or what Reels creative tools you might leverage. You can add video or photos from your camera roll to Reels or record directly in the Reels camera. 

Add Music and Insert Sound

Add music from the library of music or record a voiceover. 

Finalize your reel using effects and interactive stickers

Experiment with interactive stickers in Reels to keep viewers engaged. For example, use the poll sticker to ask your audience to weigh in on which product to launch next or what city they’d like to see your next event in. Consider adding an effect, like transitions. 

Add a caption, tag and cover

Write a caption, tag products, and select a cover photo. 

That’s it! You are ready to share your Instagram Reel with your audience!

These insights have been provided from the guide published by Meta. You can read the complete guide on ‘How to create Instagram Reels here.


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